Measles

MIAMI (AP) — Health officials say an unvaccinated child who attended a public school in Miami-Dade County has been diagnosed with measles.

Florida Department of Health officials say the measles case was discovered on June 16.

Alvaro Mejia-Echeverry, a medical epidemiologist for the healthy agency, says the child was withdrawn from school on the first day she had symptoms. The symptoms included a high fever, runny nose, cough, red and water eyes and a rash.

The Miami Herald (http://hrld.us/28SZFJK ) reports the health department has reached out to the parents of children who came into contact with the child, along with the medical professionals at several clinics...

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